Specimen ID | 1736707 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Channa |
Species | argus |
Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
State | MO |
County | Wayne |
Locality | St. Francis River, Wappapello Lake Spillway |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower St. Francis |
HUC8 Number | 08020203 |
HUC10 Name | Mingo Ditch-Saint Francis River |
HUC10 Number | 0802020304 |
HUC12 Name | Mud Creek-Saint Francis River |
HUC12 Number | 080202030402 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 6 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2024 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 43282 |
Author: | Heller, M. and M. Steward |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | Fisherman catches possible 5th invasive ‘air-breathing’ fish in Missouri
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Publisher: | KFVS |
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Comments | Caught by angler below Wappapello Lake spillway, near where another Northern Snakehead was caught a few days earlier. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Jonathan Freedman, USGS NAS |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |